Immigration

Texas State Rep. Ana Hernandez-Luna Defends the American Dream

May 11, 2011

“I am not a problem that must be handled. I am a human.” On the same day that President Obama gave his lackluster speech in El Paso about immigration reform, Texas State Rep. Ana Hernandez-Luna (Houston – HD143) tells her story of being an undocumented person on the floor of the Texas House. Rep. Hernandez-Luna [...]

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A More Realistic Story of the Immigrant In America

March 8, 2011

I see articles everyday about the dangers & horrors of undocumented people living in the United States. They are either criminals, baby-making-machines, illiterate drains on our economy, or a mixture of all three. The frequency of stories I see with this kind of xenophobic fear-mongering is disgusting to say the least. But, today – to [...]

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Immigrants Are Not the Boogeyman

September 27, 2010

I know I may come off like a loony lefty, but it’s articles like these that afford me a modicum of vindication. I’ve said many times here and in various discussions (on & offline) that immigration and immigrants give more to our economy than they receive. In fact, one of the reasons immigration reform laws [...]

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UH-D’s Bill Flores Calls for Stand-alone DREAM Act

July 21, 2010

The President of my alma-mater, William Flores called for a standalone DREAM act today. Follow the jump for an excerpt of the article published by the Texas Tribune.

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Bukowski: The Immigrant’s Advocate

July 13, 2010

Some may know Charles Bukowski as the Poet Laureate of Skid Row, but I know him as the writer who got me through some of the loneliest moments of my life. What many people don’t know about Bukowski, is that he is an immigrant. Born in Andernach, Germany, in 1920, Bukowski came to the United [...]

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NYTimes Sheds Light on a Immigrant Detention Centers

July 6, 2009

A NY Times article spotlights the death of an immigrant man in a federal detention center. Like many immigrant detention centers, the place where Tanveer Ahmad died is a cruel place where the most dangerous of criminals were kept. Mr. Ahmad died of a cardiac arrest after repeatedly being refused medical attention. The longer we [...]

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